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2014 BERGERAC
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1st open winner of the versele laga winners trophy mr & mrs j humphries & son
2 bird average winner trophy sponsored by versele laga mr & mrs j humphries & son
best oppersite sex to winner trophy sponsored by versele laga mr & mrs j humphries &son
1st open Bergerac 2014
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2nd open bergerac 2014
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bergerac , and the final event of the above organisations 2014 old bird programme got underway with basketing on monday 7th july ,for a planned liberation on fri 11th
with all proceedings completed the convoy were once again on route early tuesday morning to liase with other welsh and english federations and national clubs who were all being convoyed by the central southern classic for the onward journey south across the channel to bergerac ,
friday morning and with no reports of any problems on route and a safe arrival on site early fri morning the convoyer reported poor conditions with low mist and fog lingering in the liberation region and with the lack of any wind to clear the said obstruction the conveyor reluctantly had no alternative other than to hold the birds over today and wish for better conditions tomorrow
sat morning
with early dawn offering a totally different outlook regarding the weather ,the convoyers and race advisory committee had no hesitation in getting the convoy of approx 1,450 pigeons away in clear skies and very little winds ,however any wind that was to be experienced on route up through france was described as light north westerly ,and accompanied by the humidity we were well aware that the pigeons had a task ahead of them on their 500 mile journey home
sat evening and with our competitors on standby at their lofts hopefull that there maybe possible day pigeons as in 2013 ,news came in that one arrival had been recorded on the south coast within the cscfc at the loft of dave and lisa waterhouse of portsmouth and after doing the usual calculations based on the extra distance , any possible welsh sightings on the night ,pigeons would be if any expected around 9.30 pm ,for any of our members duplicating back to us from the cscfc to challenge what turned out to be the eventual winner of the cscfc 2014 bergerac race
nightfall and as the sun went down over the hills here in the welsh valleys any possible arrivals within the wnfc also seemed to, as preparations were underway for an early start the following morning
and with yet another day of extreme heat expected it was at 7.30 am that news came through to record the first arrivals in the wnfc ,these were at the lofts of federation secretaries john and rosemay humphries & son (david)from beaufort near ebbw vale the partnership timed in two of their four entries at 06.09 and 07.06 with velocities of 826 .1 and 784.9 ,the winning pigeon claiming the versele laga sponsored winners trophy is a 3yr old blue hen which was bred and gifted to the partnership from local fancier mel mayo of bargoed through his dominant pigeon bobby1s boy this game pigeon which clearly wasn`t far from home by nightfall was sent sitting 10 day old eggs in the nest and prior to this event was sent to all the past over seas races
1ST & 2ND OPEN BERGERAC 2014
MR & MRS J HUMPHRIES & SON
resulting in the following positions Fougeres and Messac winning 29th North Section Fougeres and 23rd North Section, 49th Open from Messac. It was originally planned to send her to Pau but with the nest conditions not being right at the time of basketing so she was held back ready for this event.
1ST OPEN BERGERAC 2014
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2ND OPEN BERGERAC 2014
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The partnerships 2nd arrival and not only claiming 2nd open but also winning the versele laga two bird average trophy and the best opposite sex to winner trophy is a 2yr old blue pied cock and is a jan arden and Son of the partnerships 1st Club, 1st Federation, 3rd National from Tarbes 602 miles in 2013. He was alao sent sitting 14 days and has flown consistently inland races however on his first outing across the channel to Carentan he returned to the loft injured which resulted in a few weeks rest before slowly being returned to the race team and in preparation for Bergerac he had numerous single tosses from as far as Maidstone approx 165 miles before basketing
